WASHINGTON -- Ryan Howard sat in the dugout before the game here today with his left leg wrapped in ice. He won't play today and maybe not over the weekend in Cincinnati either.Howard sprained the ligament that connects the tibia and fibula bones, below his knee. He took a few swings in the batting cage and said he's having trouble putting weight on his leg. Charlie Manuel said he hopes Howard will be able to play at some point over the weekend at Cincinnati.
"I'd say it'll be at least two days [before Howard can play]," Manuel said. "I'm looking on the bright side."
Meanwhile, Greg Dobbs will start at first base. Howard said he may be able to pinch-hit.
"Maybe I can have a Kirk Gibson moment," he joked, referring to Gibson's legendary pinch-hit homer in the 1988 World Series. "Or maybe a Tom Berenger moment, like in 'Major League.' Maybe I'll lay one down third base and go head-first into first."
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